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10:56 AM5/23/2023

The Burundi National Defence Force, in partnership with the U.S. Army’s Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), 44th Medical Brigade and 39th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, are hosting a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) at L’Hopital Militaire (Military Hospital) in Bujumbura, May 15 to June 2, 2023.

6:02 PM2/22/2023

U.S. Army Col. Marin J. Lucenti III, Vermont State Surgeon converses with Dr. Binta Diop Badiane, Director, Tivaouane Hospital, during introductions at the start of a medical readiness exercise called MEDREX Senegal 2023. Lucenti is part of a 40-person U.S. medical team working alongside Senegalese hospital professionals at the Thies Regional Hospital and two smaller hospitals in and around Thies, Senegal over the two-week exercise. MEDREX is a program designed and overseen by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) that allows medical personnel from the U.S. military and partner nations to exchange medical procedures and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise exposes participants to unique medical delivery methods, and ultimately improves their capacity to assess and deliver medical care. MEDREX Senegal 2023 is organized and executed by the Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) and administered by the National Guard Bureau. The Vermont National Guard and Senegal have been partnered through SPP since 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Alisha Grezlik)

6:02 PM2/22/2023

U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals with the Vermont National Guard receive a welcoming handshake from a Senegalese child in Thies, Senegal during the start of a medical readiness exercise called MEDREX Senegal 2023. The 40-person U.S. team will work for the next two weeks alongside Senegalese hospital professionals at the Thies Regional Hospital and two smaller hospitals in and around Thies, Senegal. MEDREX is a program designed and overseen by the U.S. Southern European Task Force, Africa that allows medical personnel from the U.S. military and partner nations to exchange medical procedures and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise exposes participants to unique medical delivery methods, and ultimately improves their capacity to assess and deliver medical care. MEDREX Senegal 2023 is organized and executed by the Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) and administered by the National Guard Bureau. The Vermont National Guard and Senegal have been partnered through SPP since 2008. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Jason Alvarez)

6:02 PM2/22/2023

U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals with the Vermont National Guard receive an orientation of the Mbour Hospital Feb. 20, 2023 during the start of a medical readiness exercise called MEDREX Senegal 2023. The 40-person U.S. team will work for the next two weeks alongside Senegalese hospital professionals at the Thies Regional Hospital and two smaller hospitals in and around Thies, Senegal. MEDREX is a program designed and overseen by the U.S. Southern European Task Force, Africa that allows medical personnel from the U.S. military and partner nations to exchange medical procedures and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise exposes participants to unique medical delivery methods, and ultimately improves their capacity to assess and deliver medical care. MEDREX Senegal 2023 is organized and executed by the Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) and administered by the National Guard Bureau. The Vermont National Guard and Senegal have been partnered through SPP since 2008. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Jason Alvarez)

6:02 PM2/22/2023

THIES, Senegal - U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals from the Vermont National Guard began a medical readiness exercise with their Senegalese partners on Feb. 20, 2023.

11:15 AM11/29/2022

U.S. and Angolan militaries wrapped up a two week medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) with a closing ceremony, Nov. 18, 2022. The Angolan Armed Forces, in partnership with the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and the 807th Medical Command, U.s. Army Reserve, hosted the MEDREX at the Principle Military Hospital in Luanda from Nov. 8-18, 2022. The event marked the first of its kind to be held in Angola.

12:41 PM11/14/2022

U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Isaacson (left), general surgeon, 848th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, performs hernia surgery on an Angolan patient while an Angolan Army medical intern (right) assists, during the Angola Medical Readiness Exercise 23-1, held at the Hospital Militar Principal in Luanda, Angola, Nov. 09, 2022. Isaacson is part of a team of 12 U.S. Army medical personnel from the U.S. Army Reserve’s 807th Medical Command, partnering with medical professionals of the Angolan Armed Forces to provide treatment to military and civilian patients in the community, Nov. 8-18, 2022. MEDREX is a medical training exercise, planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, that allows military health specialists from the U.S. Army and their African Partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that build and strengthen treatment capabilities, resulting in lasting relationships between medical professionals. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Dave Thompson)

12:41 PM11/14/2022

Maj. Andrew Isaacson (center), general surgeon, 848th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, performs hernia surgery on an Angolan patient while an Angolan Army medical intern (left) assists, during MEDREX Angola 23-1, held at the Hospital Militar Principal in Luanda, Angola. Isaacson is part of a team of 12 U.S. Army medical personnel from the Army Reserve’s 807th Medical Command, partnering with medical professionals of the Angolan Armed Forces to provide treatment to military and civilian patients in the community, 8-18 November, 2022. MEDREX is a medical training exercise, planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, that allows military health specialists from the U.S. Army and their African Partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that build and strengthen treatment capabilities, resulting in lasting relationships between medical professionals. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Dave Thompson)

12:41 PM11/14/2022

The Angolan Armed Forces, in partnership with the U.S. Army’s Southern European Task Force and the U.S. Army Reserve’s 807th Medical Command, will host a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) in Luanda 8-18 Nov., 2022.

2:29 PM10/17/2022

Members of a 19-person medical team from the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force partnered with Ghanaian military medical professionals for Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) Ghana 22, from June 6-23, 2022, at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana as part of African Lion 22. The teams work together providing medical services to patients from local communities in a variety of specialties, including orthopedics, general surgery and emergency room care. MEDREX allow military personnel from the United States and their African Partners to exchange best medical practices, procedures and techniques that build and strengthen treatment capabilities, resulting in lasting relationships between medical professionals. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Ethan Ford)

6:09 PM7/19/2022

A South African National Defense Force dentist examines a patient with Col. Martin Ortiz, a pediatrician with the New York Army National Guard, during a medical readiness exercise July 11, 2022 at the Buchanana Clinic in Ntambanana, South Africa. The medical readiness exercise, or MEDREX, combines U.S. Army and African medical providers for a three week medical exchange. The MEDREX is part of Exercise Shared Accord in South Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Mariajose Licea)

6:09 PM7/19/2022

Exercise Shared Accord, planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, features several key exercises occurring simultaneously -- a medical training exercise, a field training exercises and a training segment called Judicious Activation -- all designed to promote security cooperation and interoperability between the United States and South Africa.

1:34 PM7/1/2022

The Utah Army National Guard Medical Detachmnet, the U.S. Army 30th Medical Brigade, and the Royal Moroccan Army collaborated to provide real-world humanitarian assistance to the local population in Morocco while simultaneously conducting medical readiness training during African Lion 2022.

12:58 PM3/14/2022

A team of 16 U.S. Army medical professionals from the 44th Medical Brigade, work with Senegal Armed Force medical personnel at Ouakam Military Hospital in Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 24 to Feb. 10, 2022, during a medical readiness exercise. A MEDREX, or medical readiness exercise, is coordinated by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. They allow military medical personnel from the U.S. Army and African militaries to exchange medical practices and techniques, that build and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise expose participants to different medical delivery methods, and ultimately improve each participant's capacity to assess and employ care to Soldiers.

12:57 PM3/14/2022

A team of 16 U.S. Army medical professionals from the 44th Medical Brigade, work with Senegal Armed Force medical personnel at Ouakam Military Hospital in Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 24 to Feb. 10, 2022, during a medical readiness exercise. A MEDREX, or medical readiness exercise, is coordinated by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. They allow military medical personnel from the U.S. Army and African militaries to exchange medical practices and techniques, that build and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise expose participants to different medical delivery methods, and ultimately improve each participant's capacity to assess and employ care to Soldiers.

3:33 PM2/9/2022

What began as a way to practice medicine and pay for college has become a life calling for one U.S. Army surgeon. Col. Jennifer Gurney, a surgeon with the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at the Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston, Texas, says that her reason to continue her 20-year career is to help build the training and standards it takes to maintain Soldier readiness on the battlefield.

5:49 PM1/27/2022

U.S. Army and Ghana Armed Forces medical personnel met at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, as part of the final preparations for a medical readiness exercise 2022 scheduled for June.

2:43 PM1/26/2022

Medical professionals from the Senegalese Armed forces and U.S. Army 44th Medical Brigade perform hip replacement surgery on a Senegalese patient during MEDREX Senegal 22-1 in Dakar, Senegal. The team of 16 medical professionals from the 44th Medical Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C., working with Senegal Armed Force members at Quakam Military Hospital Jan. 24 to Feb 11, 2022, is scheduled to perform a wide range of medical services over the three-week exercise. A MEDREX, or medical readiness exercise, is coordinated by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. They allow military medical personnel from the U.S. Army and African militaries to exchange medical procedures, collaborate on shared interests, and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise expose participants to different medical delivery methods, and ultimately improve each participant’s capacity to assess and employ care (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Dave S. Thompson.)

2:43 PM1/26/2022

CPT Kathleen Hartsell, Emergency Department Registered Nurse, treats a Senegalese patient while her Senegalese Army counterpart assists during MEDREX Senegal 22-1 in Dakar, Senegal. Hartsell is part of a team of 16 medical professionals from the 44th Medical Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C., working with Senegal Armed Force members at Quakam Military Hospital from 24 Jan. to 11 Feb. 2022. A MEDREX, or medical readiness exercise, is coordinated by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. They allow military medical personnel from the U.S. Army and African militaries to exchange medical procedures, collaborate on shared interests, and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise expose participants to different medical delivery methods, and ultimately improve each participant’s capacity to assess and employ care (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Dave S. Thompson.)

1:48 PM9/20/2021

The Southern European Task Force-Africa’s Surgeon Directorate hosted a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) Concept Development Event (CDE), Vicenza, Italy, Sept. 13-17, 2021. Participants worked to set forth the foundation to plan and execute MEDREXs in fiscal year(FY) 2022, and laid out the planning framework for FY 23-26.​ “MEDREX is a mutually beneficial program,” said Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, SETAF-AF commanding general. “Our U.S. Army medical professionals increase their knowledge, medical readiness, and combat effectiveness. All while providing healing – and sometimes – life-saving care alongside our African partners.” (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Meleesa Gutierrez)

1:48 PM9/20/2021

The Southern European Task Force-Africa’s Surgeon Directorate hosted a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) Concept Development Event (CDE), Vicenza, Italy, Sept. 13-17, 2021. Participants worked to set forth the foundation to plan and execute MEDREXs in fiscal year(FY) 2022, and laid out the planning framework for FY 23-26.​ “MEDREX is a mutually beneficial program,” said Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, SETAF-AF commanding general. “Our U.S. Army medical professionals increase their knowledge, medical readiness, and combat effectiveness. All while providing healing – and sometimes – life-saving care alongside our African partners.” (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Meleesa Gutierrez)

1:48 PM9/20/2021

The Southern European Task Force-Africa’s Surgeon Directorate hosted a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) Concept Development Event (CDE), Vicenza, Italy, Sept. 13-17, 2021. Participants worked to set forth the foundation to plan and execute MEDREXs in fiscal year(FY) 2022, and laid out the planning framework for FY 23-26.​ “MEDREX is a mutually beneficial program,” said Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, SETAF-AF commanding general. “Our U.S. Army medical professionals increase their knowledge, medical readiness, and combat effectiveness. All while providing healing – and sometimes – life-saving care alongside our African partners.” (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Meleesa Gutierrez)

1:48 PM9/20/2021

The Southern European Task Force-Africa’s Surgeon Directorate hosted a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) Concept Development Event (CDE), Vicenza, Italy, Sept. 13-17, 2021. Participants worked to set forth the foundation to plan and execute MEDREXs in fiscal year(FY) 2022, and laid out the planning framework for FY 23-26.​ “MEDREX is a mutually beneficial program,” said Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, SETAF-AF commanding general. “Our U.S. Army medical professionals increase their knowledge, medical readiness, and combat effectiveness. All while providing healing – and sometimes – life-saving care alongside our African partners.” (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Meleesa Gutierrez)

12:31 PM9/20/2021

12:09 PM7/22/2021

Senegalese orthopedic Dr. Madior Diouf reviews x-rays with medical students during the Senegal Medical Readiness Exercise 21-4 at the Principal Hospital, Dakar, Senegal, July 14, 2021.The exercise, July 12-30, 2021, provides a real-world environment where medical professionals from both militaries can build and strengthen medical treatment capability and capacity by honing their medical skills in alternative conditions while also learning different protocols from their counterparts. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Meleesa Gutierrez)